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    The document provides an overview of the Declaration of Helsinki, which establishes ethical guidelines for medical research involving human subjects. It was first adopted in 1964 by the World Medical Association in response to unethical human experimentation by Nazi doctors during World War II. The Declaration of Helsinki was influenced by the 1947 Nuremberg Code developed after the Nuremberg Trials prosecuted Nazi war criminals. The goal of the Declaration of Helsinki is to prevent mistreatment of human subjects and provide guidance for physicians conducting research while focusing on their responsibilities to protect subjects.

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    The document provides an overview of the Declaration of Helsinki, which establishes ethical guidelines for medical research involving human subjects. It was first adopted in 1964 by the World Medical Association in response to unethical human experimentation by Nazi doctors during World War II. The Declaration of Helsinki was influenced by the 1947 Nuremberg Code developed after the Nuremberg Trials prosecuted Nazi war criminals. The goal of the Declaration of Helsinki is to prevent mistreatment of human subjects and provide guidance for physicians conducting research while focusing on their responsibilities to protect subjects.

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    The document provides an overview of the Declaration of Helsinki, which establishes ethical guidelines for medical research involving human subjects. It was first adopted in 1964 by the World Medical Association in response to unethical human experimentation by Nazi doctors during World War II. The Declaration of Helsinki was influenced by the 1947 Nuremberg Code developed after the Nuremberg Trials prosecuted Nazi war criminals. The goal of the Declaration of Helsinki is to prevent mistreatment of human subjects and provide guidance for physicians conducting research while focusing on their responsibilities to protect subjects.

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    Declaration of Helsinki: History & Summary

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    Yolanda has taught college Psychology and Ethics, and has a doctorate of philosophy in
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    The Declaration of Helsinki is one of the world's most important research ethics documents
    related to medical research. In this lesson, we will learn about the Declaration of Helsinki, its
    purpose, and its history.

    Introduction
    The Declaration of Helsinki is a formal statement developed by the World Medical Association
    that provides ethical guidelines that physicians and other medical research participants should
    adhere to when conducting research that uses human subjects. A human subject is any living
    person that a researcher obtains data from, including data obtained through interacting with
    the person and identifiable information about the person or their opinion. The Declaration of
    Helsinki was first adopted in Helsinki, Finland by the 18th World Medical Association General
    Assembly in June, 1964.
    World War II and the Nuremberg Trials
    Prior to World War II, there was no internationally accepted statement of ethical principles
    governing research with human subjects, although Germany, Russia, and other nations had
    their own policies. After World War II, the Nuremberg Trials were held in Nuremberg,
    Germany, with the sole purpose of prosecuting Nazi war criminals. There were thirteen trials
    that were carried out between 1945 and 1949. From December, 1946 until August, 1947
    the Doctors Trial was held, during which 23 individuals faced accusations of committing crimes
    against humanity. These crimes included the horrific medical experimentation on concentration
    camp victims. As a result of these trials, the 1947 Nuremberg Code emerged, which is a set of
    ten ethical principles that govern research with human subjects.

    Brief summary of the ten ethical principles of the Nuremberg Code.

    The Declaration of Helsinki


    The Declaration of Helsinki was heavily influenced by the Nuremberg Code. Like the Nuremberg
    Code, the goal of the Declaration of Helsinki was to prevent human subjects from being
    mistreated. The Declaration of Helsinki provided guidance for physicians who were conducting
    clinical research and focused on researchers' roles and responsibilities when it comes to
    protecting human subjects. The Declaration of Helsinki is seen as the first major attempt of the
    medical community to police itself. It also provided the foundation for later research ethics
    developments and statements.
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